Conference on

Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Technologies forTransportation

Products and Results: Foundations for the Future

Organized By:Transportation Research Board

Sponsored By:U.S. Department of Transportation

Research and Special Programs AdministrationCo-Sponsored By:

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) NASA

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December 10-12, 2001National Academy of Sciences

2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Dear Conference Participants:

Transportation agencies at all levels face unprecedented challenges today.Increasing demands are being placed on these agencies to preserve the existingtransportation system and to take on new missions. A variety of advancedtechnologies are available to enhance planning, designing, managing, operating,and maintaining all modes of transportation. Aerial and satellite remote sensingrepresents one area experiencing rapid development. The U.S. Department ofTransportation has initiated a major research program focusing on transportation-

related applications of aerial and satellite remote sensing.

This year�s conference builds on the 2000 Remote Sensing for Transportation Conference and the workof the four university consortia and technology application projects. The conference subtitle Productsand Results: Foundations for the Future reflects the emphasis, demonstrating value of remote sensingfor the transportation community. The core of the program is four general sessions focusing on the fourthemes of the US DOT research program highlights the research and product development achieved.Each session is chaired by an experienced transportation professional, who will set the context for thesession and then summarize the current state of implementation. The Technology Buffet will be theopportunity for one on one exchange about the projects. Five workshops on Monday afternoon offeradditional information about key topics, including a basic remote sensing primer for those transportationprofessionals new to the topic.

This conference presents an excellent opportunity for transportation to: (1) enhance communicationbetween the transportation and remote sensing communities; (2) develop a common understanding ofcurrent successful remote sensing transportation applications; and (3) craft strategies for remote sensingimplementation in transportation.

I hope you can participate in this challenging event!

David EkernConference ChairAssistant CommissionerMinnesota Department of Transportation

Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Technologies for Transportation

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Preliminary Program

Monday, December 10, 2001

Roundtable for States and MPOs

8:00 AM 12:00 PMDave Gorg, Minnesota DOT and Roger Petzold, FHWA

This Roundtable is an opportunity for transportation organization staff to share experiences &strategies in use of remote sensing in an informal setting. Topics include current programs &funding, new initiatives, successful strategies and partnerships, and barriers. Each state isexpected to make an informal presentation. The Roundtable is open to all state DOTs andMPOs. Please contact Dave Gorg, dave.gorg@dot.state.mn.us or (651) 296-5710, in advance foran invitation and agenda.

Technology Buffet

1:00 PM 5:00 PM The Technology Buffet assembles poster and computer displays showcasing: (1) the projects andApplication Guidebooks of the four University Consortia; (2) Technology Application Projectsfunded by the U.S. Department of Transportation; and (3) other remote sensing applications intransportation. The Buffet opens during the workshops on Monday. Project staff will beavailable to discuss details of their work during the Tuesday lunch and reception.

Workshops

1:00 PM 5:00 PMINTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING WORKSHOP

This workshop will provide an overview of remote sensing for those transportation professionalsunfamiliar with the technology. It will acquaint the audience with the technologies used toacquire imagery and how the image data is changed into information products for use in atransportation application. While no fee is charged for the workshop, attendance should beindicated on the registration form to assure space. This is essentially the same workshop offeredlast year at the Conference on Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Technologies forTransportation.

Moderator: Roger King, Mississippi State University

Remote Sensing Process, Rick Watson, University of New Mexico, 1:00 PM-2: 00 PM

Remote Sensing Sensors, Roger King, Mississippi State University, 2:00 PM-3: 00 PM

Techniques to Process Remote Sensing Data, Carolyn Merry, Ohio State University,3:00 PM-4: 00 PM

Applications of Remote Sensing, Chuck O�Hara, Mississippi State University, 4:00 PM-5: 00 PM

1:00 PM 2:45 PMSUCCESSFUL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROCURING AND UTILIZING REMOTESENSING IMAGERY WORKSHOP

The Case of Pima County, Arizona

Pima County Association of Governments will describe how their regional GIS, digitalorthophoto project, and regional data center have been instrumental in fostering the cooperationand coordination among local jurisdictions that have made our successes possible. Theworkshop will incorporate a variety of applications, which will feature both public-sector andprivate-sector users and include original audio and video clips, graphics and animation, alongwith high-quality orthophoto images, in order to illustrate the ways in which users actually makeuse of the new tools.

Moderator: Val Noronha, University of California, Santa Barbara

Jim Altenstadter, Deputy Executive Director, Pima County Association of Governments

Ron Platt, GIS Coordinator, City of Tucson Department of Transportation

Steve Whitney, GIS Manager, Pima County

Andy Gunning, Regional Planning Director, Pima County Association of Governments

3:15 PM 5:00 PMTHE NATIONAL MAP, A FRAMEWORK FOR INSTITUTIONAL INTEROPERABILITY WORKSHOP

This year the U.S. Geological Survey proposed the concept of a digital National Map. ThisNational Map is to be available in 2010. A nation-wide file of street centerlines, maintained up-to-date to within seven days is part of the proposal. Also this year the Geography Division of theBureau of the Census began an ambitious TIGER Modernization Plan that requires as part of itsend result a nation-wide digital street centerline file that will support the 2010 decennial Census.The U.S. Department of Transportation also has an interest in an accurate and continuouslymaintained digital nation-wide street centerline file. In 2010 will we have three differentgovernmental street centerline files plus a myriad of derivative and private vendor files for theroads of the U.S. This workshop tries to explore the commonality of requirements of the threegovernment agencies for a digital national street centerline file.

Moderator: Joel Morrison, The Ohio State University

The National Map Concept, Michael Domaratz, U.S. Geological Survey

MAP/TIGER Accuracy Enhancement, Robert Marx, Geography Division, U.S. Bureauof the Census

The Department of Transportation Needs for a Digital Street Centerline File,Steve Lewis, U.S. Department of Transportation

1:00 PM � 5:00 PMAPPLYING REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY TO AIRPORTS WORKSHOP

The forecast demand for air travel in the near future can only be met by increased aircraftoperations at existing or future runway improvements. To maintain a high degree of operationalefficiency and safety while making airside and landside improvements, the FAA and airports areincreasingly relying on GIS, CADD and other spatial technologies. Remote sensingtechnologies, specifically LIDAR and high-resolution satellite or airborne imagery, are helpingto fulfill the growing need for spatial data at airports. This half-day workshop will present theresults of some recent projects at airports that have utilized remote sensing and GIS technology,discuss the findings of important research in this area, review the standards initiatives that willfacilitate further adoption of remote sensing technologies and offer some insights into the futureof remote sensing at airports. Airport staff, state aviation officials, FAA personnel and anyonewith an interest in spatial data at airports are welcome to attend. Instructors include:

Michael McNerney, DMJM Aviation. Dr. McNerney is the Chairman of the AAAE Airport GISCommittee and TRB Aircraft/Airport Capability Committee. He is an experienced airportengineer and has been a pioneer in the application of GIS and spatial data at airports.

Randy Murphy, Grafton Technologies, Inc. Mr. Murphy is the founder of GraftonTechnologies, a firm dedicated to the advancement of spatial technologies for airports. He hasled a NASA funded investigation of the use of high-resolution satellite imagery at airports and iscurrently working under a DOT grant to apply these technologies to regional planning aroundairports.

Mike Aslaksen and Jason Woolard, National Geodetic Survey (NGS). NGS has begun severalresearch initiatives into the use of remote sensing to support airport obstruction mapping.

Grady Tuell, The University of Florida. The University of Florida has conducted research intothe use of LIDAR as a means to identify obstructions to navigable airspace at airports.

1:00 PM � 5:00 PMA FAST-TRACK APPROACH TO NEPA STREAMLINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

Recent advances in photogrammetry and airborne remote sensing can be used to provideengineering quality mapping quickly and cost-effectively. These high-resolution, high accuracydata sources can acquired over large project areas for evaluation of multiple alternative corridorsin the NEPA permitting process. Acceptance of technologies such as airborne GPS, inertialmeasurement, LIDAR and high-resolution hyperspectral imagery by state DOT's faces a numberof challenges. Highway design engineers, DOT photogrammetrists and wetlands biologists mustbe confident of the reliability and accuracy of these data in a high-volume map productionenvironment. These new data types must be integrated into existing workflows in a way that

engineering and environmental assessment tasks are user-friendly. The quality of the final resultsmust meet stringent DOT specification. This workshop documents a demonstration projectconducted by EarthData International of North Carolina and the North Carolina Department ofTransportation. Detailed results from the demonstration project will be distributed, along withsample data sets and technical scope of work documents, to workshop attendees.

Moderator: Karen Schuckman, Senior Vice President, EarthData Technologies, LLC

Keith Johnston, State Photogrammetric Engineer, North Carolina Department ofTransportation

Steven Mah, Vice President, Commercial Applications, ITRES Inc.

Chuck O�Hara, Associate Research Professor, Mississippi State University

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Conference

Tuesday, December 11, 2001

8:30 AM 9:30 AMOPENING SESSION

Welcome, Robert E. Skinner, Executive Director, Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Setting the Stage, David S. Ekern, Minnesota DOT and Conference Committee Chair

Building the Foundation for 21st Century Transportation, Ellen G. Engleman,

Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), invited

Remote Sensing and Challenges, Courtney Stadd, NASA, invited

DOT Program Progress - Building RS Foundation for Transportation, K.Thirumalai, Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), U.S. DOT

9:30 AM 11:00 AMENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING, OVERVIEW OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS AND RESULTS

Moderator: Ian MacGillivray, Director, Research Management, Iowa DOT

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM, NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR REMOTE SENSING INTRANSPORTATION � ENVIRONMENT

Overview of the Remote Sensing for the Environment initiative and ProjectsFeatured in the Technology Buffet, Roger King, Mississippi State University

Remote Sensing of Environmental Parameters for Use in the NEPADocumentation in Support of Highway Corridor Studies, Gary Erenrich, ICFConsulting,

Airborne Sensor Fusion: A Fast-Track Approach to the NEPA Streamlining andEnvironmental Assessment, Karen Schuckman, EarthData International

Evaluating Remote Sensing for I-405 Corridor Programmatic NEPA Analysis,Elizabeth Lanzer, Washington State DOT

Observations on the current state of remote sensing applications for transportation environmentalstreamlining, and on future contributions these technologies can make.Ian MacGillivray, Director, Research Management, Iowa DOT

11:30 AM 1:00 PM

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, OVERVIEW OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS AND RESULTS

Moderator: Randy Halvorson, Director � Program Delivery, Minnesota DOT

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM, NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR REMOTE SENSING INTRANSPORTATION-FLOWS

Joel L. Morrison and Mark F. McCord, The Ohio State University

The Consortium�s presentation will summarize the research work at the member universities(The Ohio State University, the University of Arizona, and George Mason University) and otheractivities completed during the consortium�s first year. It will include the work of the three firstyear demonstration projects and summaries of the planned work of the three second yeardemonstration projects. The nine Consortium projects cover three areas: traffic monitoring,traffic management, and freight and intermodal. The first year demonstration projects are:

• Remote Sensing Applications in Transit, Bridgewater State College• Road Network Planning Tool, Technology Services Corporation

Second year technology demonstration projects just starting include the following: • Remote Sensing for Airport Development and Transportation

Planning, Grafton Technologies, Inc.• Unmanned Airborne Data Acquisition System (ADAS), GeoData Systems• Invasive Aquatic Plant Obstruction in Navigable Waterways,

TerraMetrics, Inc.

Observations on the current state of remote sensing applications for transportation planning, andon future contributions these technologies can make.Randy Halvorson, Director � Program Delivery, Minnesota DOT

1:00 PM 2:00 PMLUNCH AND TECHNOLOGY BUFFET

Meet with project staff to find the keys to success in remote sensing.

2:00 PM 3:30 PMINFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING, OVERVIEW OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS ANDRESULTS

Moderator: John Conrad, Chief Engineer/Deputy Director, Washington State DOT

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR REMOTE SENSING INTRANSPORTATION � INFRASTRUCTURE

Overview of NCRST-InfrastructureThe role of spatial information in infrastructure management, and the interplay between remotesensing, data modeling, data delivery and process modeling in building functional solutions.

Mike Goodchild, University of California, Santa Barbara

Asset Management Using Aerial Photography This describes one of several current Infrastructure projects in depth. A number of infrastructureelements are inventoried from aerial photographs. Road length, lane width and other geometricparameters of road infrastructure are captured for Iowa DOT's linear referenced inventory.Remote sensing methods are compared with field observation approaches.Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University

Centerlines and Infrastructure InventoryA review of approaches to centerline extraction using different types of imagery, for variousapplication scales and user requirements. Early results are presented, and compared with GPS.This presentation also summarizes other Infrastructure research and future directions.Val Noronha, University of California, Santa Barbara

John Conrad, Chief Engineer/Deputy Director, Washington State DOTObservations on the current state of remote sensing applications for transportation infrastructureand engineering, and on future contributions these technologies can make.

4:00 PM 5:30 PMTRANSPORTATION LIFELINES AND HAZARDS, OVERVIEW OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS ANDRESULTS

Moderator: Walter H. Kraft P. E., Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas,Inc., Parsons Brinckerhoff/Farradyne

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CONSORTIUM, NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR REMOTE SENSING INTRANSPORTATION � HAZARDS

Remote Sensing Issues in Safety, Hazards, and Disaster AssessmentA discussion of the central issues regarding the application of remote sensing to the assessmentof safety, hazards, and disasters in transportation.Stan Morain, Director, Earth Data Analysis Center, the University of New Mexico and PrincipalInvestigator for NCRST-SHDA.

Remote Sensing Applications for Mapping Avalanche HazardsA discussion of how remote sensing technologies have been applied to the mapping of roadwayrisk and avalanche hazards in the Wasatch Mountains of Central Utah, site of the 2002 WinterOlympics.Tom Cova, University of Utah.

Anatomy of an Application: Remote Sensing and Airport Flight PathObstructionsA discussion of the requirements, process and planning for obstruction mapping around modernairports.

Rick Watson, Earth Data Analysis Center.

Airborne Ground Penetrating Radar for Detection of Subterranean Pipelinesand SpillsA presentation of the technology and results for detecting and mapping pipelines and spills froman airborne platform using ground-penetrating radar.Bob Davis, Aeris Inc.

LIDAR Applications in Pipeline Mapping and SafetyThe discussion of the application of LIDAR technology to mapping pipeline rights of way.Vincent Tao, York University.

Rural Road Trafficability and Maintenance: Remote Sensing Applications, A presentation describing how remote sensing technologies are applied to the issues oftrafficability and maintenance in the American Southwest.Doug Fuller, George Washington University and Rick Watson, Earth Data Analysis Center.

Observations on the current state of remote sensing applications for transportation safety,hazards, and disaster assessment, and on future contributions these technologies can make.Walter Kraft, Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff/Feradine

5:30 PM 7:00 PMRECEPTION AND TECHNOLOGY BUFFET. Meet with project staff to find the keys to success in remote sensing.

Wednesday, December 12, 2001

830 AM 9:30 AM REMOTE SENSING INDUSTRY FORECAST

ASPRS, together with NASA and several other collaborating organizations, is in the midst ofproducing a Ten-Year Remote Sensing Industry Forecast. The study will include Commercialmarket projections for data collection (space-based and aerial), data processing, tools and supportservices, value-added reselling, and other product lines by market segment, as well as projectionsof educational and work force demands and research and development trends. Plasker willpresent the current status and findings.

James R. Plasker, Executive Director, the American Society for Photogrammetry and RemoteSensing (ASPRS)

10:00 AM 12:00 PMTHE STATE OF REMOTE SENSING IN TRANSPORTATION

This panel will discuss the progress in using remote sensing technologies for transportation. Thepanel includes both experienced transportation professionals and remote sensing experts. Theywill consider the progress in research and implementation made over the last few years andsuggest areas that need additional effort. The session will provide an opportunity for attendees tocontribute their progress assessments.Moderator: David Fletcher, President, GEODIGM

Panelists

Ian MacGillivray, Director, Research Management, Iowa Department of Transportation

Randy Halvorson, Assistant Director - Program Delivery, Minnesota Department ofTransportation

John Conrad, Chief Engineer/Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Transportation

Walter H. Kraft, Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff/Farradyne

Jeff Tayman, Director of Research and Information Systems, San Diego Association ofGovernments

John Jensen, Carolina Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina

Lawrie Jordan, President, ERDAS

Audience Assessment

12:00 PM Adjourn

Conference Steering Committee meets to review conference, draftrecommendations and make plans for the 2002 meeting.

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TECHNOLOGY BUFFET PROJECTS

MONDAY 1:00 PM 5:00 PM

TUESDAY 11:30 AM 7:00 PM

Mississippi State University ConsortiumNational Center on Remote Sensing in Transportation

EnvironmentAir Quality Analysis Using Differential Absorption Lidar

Regional Scale Watershed Assessment

Regional Land Cover Classification and Change Detection

Assessing the Need for Remotely Sensed Data for Environmental Analysis

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Identification of Wetlands

Associated Technology Application ProjectsRemote Sensing of Environmental Parameters for Use Streamling the NEPA Process, ICF Consulting

Airborne Sensor Fusion: A Fast-Track Approach to the NEPA Streamlining and EnvironmentalAssessment, EarthData Technologies

The Ohio State University ConsortiumNational Center on Remote Sensing in Transportation

Flows

Satellite-based Data: Proof of Concepts and Operational Issues

Statistical Modeling for Traffic Monitoring

Needs assessment and allocation of imaging resources for transportation planning and management

Using airborne-based data in real-time network state estimation, prediction and management

Truck rest area availability and utilization

Freight and intermodal flow analysis

Spectral research program

Validation of remote sensing techniques for traffic flow

Traffic management - sensor and platform issues

ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION PROJECTS

Remote Sensing Applications in Transit, Bridgewater State College

Road Network Planning Tool, Technology Services Corporation

University of California, Santa Barbara ConsortiumNational Center on Remote Sensing in Transportation

Infrastructure

Road Centerlines: Using hyperspectral imagery to identify pavement materials; linear filtering todistinguish roads from rooftops; vectorization and post-processing to create centerlines. Datamodeling. Cost-comparison against GPS.

BridgeView: ArcView extension, presents different scales of imagery and GIS layers as user zooms in onobject of interest. Interactive tools allow user to adjust location of bridge with reference toimagery, for compliance with National Bridge Inventory requirements.

Asset Inventory: Feature extraction from large scale photography. Analysis of DOT user requirements,comparison of different scales of imagery and their utility with respect to user needs.

Airport Layout and Airspace Analysis: Use of LIDAR and digital photography to create orthophotos forairport layout plans, and to identify potential obstructions to airspace.

Fostering Cooperation with a Regional GIS, Digital Orthophoto Project and Regional Data Center, PimaAssociation of Governments

ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION PROJECTS

Facilitating the Operational Efficiency and Growth of Intermodal Freight Traffic. Application of RemoteSensing Technology to the Alameda Corridor, Los Angeles, CA, Tetra Tech ASL

Impact of Instant Imagery Access on a Regional Database for Transportation Planning, Orbital ImagingCorporation (ORBIMAGE)

Florida DOT�s Roadway Inventory Data Collection

University of New Mexico ConsortiumNational Center on Remote Sensing in Transportation

Hazards

Roadway Risk and Avalanche Hazards: InSAR derived DEM, Landsat imagery, and other remotelysensed data are used to assess the potential threat of avalanches to transportation infrastructure.An automated procedure to assess roadway risks will be demonstrated, University of Utah)

Pipeline Mapping and Safety: LIDAR, hyperspectral data, and airborne ground penetrating radar are usedto map and assess pipelines. Remote sensing techniques are used to replace or augmentexisting methods. Imagery and visualizations illustrating how these technologies are used formapping and safety assessment of pipelines, York University, Aeris, Inc., DigitalGlobe)

Rural Road Trafficability and Maintenance: Remotely sensed imagery are integrated with Doppler radar,topographic data, soils, and transportation infrastructure maps to assess damage to roads andrelated infrastructure resulting from localized rainfall and flooding. The system classifies roadsegments by surface condition and maintenance requirements allowing the efficient deploymentof maintenance resources following significant rainfall/flooding events, Earth Data AnalysisCenter & George Washington University)

Airport Flight Path Obstructions Identification: LIDAR and digital photography are used to identify glidepath obstructions in accordance with NIMA and FAA requirements for the Federal AirfieldInitiative, Earth Data Analysis Center)

Remote Sensing and Evacuation Planning: The integration of remotely sensed data into the Oak RidgeEvacuation Modeling System (OREMS) allows the rapid updating of transportation infrastructure.The use of the Oak Ridge Evacuation Modeling System for the evaluation of alternativeevacuation scenarios in response to changing road conditions and closures is demonstrated, OakRidge National Laboratory)

ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION PROJECT

Airborne Ground Penetrating Radar for Detection of Subterranean Pipelines and Spills: A presentation ofthe technology and results for detecting and mapping pipelines and spills from an airborneplatform using ground-penetrating radar, Aeris Inc.

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National Consortia for Remote Sensing in Transportation

National Consortium for Remote Sensing in Transportation �

Disaster Assessment, Safety & HazardsThe focus of the Safety, Hazards and Disaster Assessment consortium�s research is on the developmentof analytical tools to identify, map, and assess hazards and plan for disasters as they affect transportationsystems. The application of remote sensing to safety and disaster planning and assessment provides anopportunity to monitor hazards, evaluate the impacts of natural and man-made disasters, and to plan forevacuation and maintenance of transportation lifelines. Computer analysis procedures designed toextract these transportation lifelines from satellite imagery are being developed to improve theavailability of emergency and disaster relief services for thousands of people who find themselvesisolated by natural and man-made disasters and health emergencies. The consortium is developingmethods that provide for the integration of remotely sensed imagery into evacuation planning andimplementation, and to the assessment of natural and man-made disasters. The goals of this effort are toprovide local, state, and national transportation agencies the tools necessary to rapidly and effectivelyaddress issues of safety, hazards, and disaster assessment using the most up-to-date methods andinformation available.

University of New Mexico

The George Washington University

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The University of Utah

http://riker.unm.edu/dot/intro.htm

National Consortium for Remote Sensing in Transportation

Environmental AssessmentThe theme of this consortium is the development of remote sensing solutions that more efficiently movetransportation projects from the planning to the construction stage. Since the passage of the NationalEnvironmental Policy Review Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, theIntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, and other related legislation, transportation agencieshave been obligated to process transportation projects through often rigorous and time-consumingenvironmental reviews. The necessity for these reviews is evident, however, the best use of remotelysensing information products to efficiently plan alternative routes and to assess their environmentalimpacts must be provided. Therefore, this consortium is exploring how remote sensing technology

solutions may be used for streamlining the environmental assessment process and validating theusefulness of remote sensing imagery for providing the information necessary to meet environmentalreviews. The end result is to more beneficially utilize a transportation agency�s time and resourcesduring the review process and expedite moving into the construction phase with the optimum route.

Mississippi State University

University of Mississippi

Auburn University

Global Hydrology and Climate Center

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Universities Space Research Associates

Digital Globe

Intermap Technologies, Inc.

EarthData Technologies, LLC

Itres, Inc.

http://www.ncrts.msstate.edu

National Consortium for Remote Sensing in Transportation

FlowsThe emphasis of this consortium is on transportation flows in three areas: traffic flow monitoring, trafficflow management and intermodal flow activities. The use of remote sensing can enhance the efficiencyof many of the present practices used to determine the level of service, vehicle miles traveled (VMT),average annual daily traffic (AADT), and vehicle classifications and counts. Remote sensing can alsohelp to determine passenger and freight flows at intermodal centers (park and ride, ports, TOFC/COFC,air/rail/bus/ferry terminals), and to identify congestion points and patterns. Imagery can improve spatialaccuracy, the visualization of traffic flows by the fusion of multisensor databases, and hypothesisgeneration.

The Ohio State University

George Mason University

University of Arizona

http://www.cfm.ohio-state.edu/info/NCRST_F/ncrst-f.html

National Consortium for Remote Sensing in Transportation

Infrastructure Management

Management of infrastructure involves systematic maintenance, operation, and renewal of assets such aspavement, bridges, pipelines, rail lines, harbors and airports. Information on the location and conditionof these assets is critical to effective management. The consortium will employ both traditional andemerging technologies to build inventories of infrastructure and to improve the accuracy of mapdatabases. Simpler methods, such as measurement of shoulder width and curvature from aerialphotographs, will address the immediate needs of local agencies. At the high end, automatedrecognition procedures will be developed to detect distinctive patterns such as paved highways, parkinglots and airports. Hyperspectral imagery will show subtle differences in material composition, therebyhelping to build inventories of bridges and to examine deterioration of pavement. Fusion of LIDAR anddigital photography will enable development of as-built databases of transportation corridors andassociated infrastructure such as building footprints and elevations.

University of California-Santa Barbara

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Florida

Iowa State University

http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/ncrst/

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LogisticsLOCATION

The conference will be held at the National Academy of Sciences Headquarters, which is located on theNational Mall in downtown Washington, DC, with ready access to DC's tourist spots.

The National Academy of Sciences

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ACCOMMODATIONS

The conference hotel is the State Plaza, which is within walking distance of the National Academy ofSciences building. The single and double room rate is $129.00 plus 14.5% tax. Call 800-424-2859.Use the conference code of 6323.

The State Plaza Hotel

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REGISTRATION

The registration fee for the conference is $95. No fee will be charged for the Monday afternoonworkshops on remote sensing. Register via the Internet by going to www.cvent.com. Click on the�RSVP.� Tab at the top left of the screen. Enter event code �HUJQ9E6AHK� and click "Go." Whenthe next screen appears, click on �Invitation�, and then on �Yes� at the bottom. Complete allregistration information.

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Program: Thomas Palmerlee, TRB, (202) 334-2907, tpalmerl@nas.edu

Registration: Fred Scharf, TRB, (202) 334-2966, fscharf@nas.edu